A Dictionary of Modern English UsageClarendon Press, 1927 - 742 psl. |
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... called uncorrectable , because incorrigible has become ethical in sense ; solvable may be preferred because soluble has entered into an alliance with dissolve ; & destroyable by dynamite may seem less pedantic than destructible by ...
... called uncorrectable , because incorrigible has become ethical in sense ; solvable may be preferred because soluble has entered into an alliance with dissolve ; & destroyable by dynamite may seem less pedantic than destructible by ...
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... called ' at the Middle Temple in 1894 , became a Q.C. in 1895 , & a Bencher in 1900 ( reduce to 1 - who , after being called ) ./ Moltke had recruited , trained , 6 are 23 AND , 2 & knew by heart all the men under him ( reduce to 1 with ...
... called ' at the Middle Temple in 1894 , became a Q.C. in 1895 , & a Bencher in 1900 ( reduce to 1 - who , after being called ) ./ Moltke had recruited , trained , 6 are 23 AND , 2 & knew by heart all the men under him ( reduce to 1 with ...
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... called a b . , a c . , a p . , or a t . , of justice ; a perverted institution may be said , without change of sense , to b . , c . , p . , or t . , its founder's intentions ; & , the others having no adjectives of their own , the ...
... called a b . , a c . , a p . , or a t . , of justice ; a perverted institution may be said , without change of sense , to b . , c . , p . , or t . , its founder's intentions ; & , the others having no adjectives of their own , the ...
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... called not a childlike , but a childish face ; the rule that childish has a bad sense is too sweeping , & misleads . Childish used of adults or their qualities , & childlike ( which should always be so used ) , have the opposite implica ...
... called not a childlike , but a childish face ; the rule that childish has a bad sense is too sweeping , & misleads . Childish used of adults or their qualities , & childlike ( which should always be so used ) , have the opposite implica ...
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... called a sub- ordinate c . , & never either to a com- plete sentence or to the framework of the sentence , which is often called the main or principal c . , but may equally well be called main sentence . The definition of a c . , then ...
... called a sub- ordinate c . , & never either to a com- plete sentence or to the framework of the sentence , which is often called the main or principal c . , but may equally well be called main sentence . The definition of a c . , then ...
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ABLE adjective adverb archaic archaism BACK-FORMATION better called chiefly clause comma common compound confusion contexts correct differentiation distinction doubt EDLY ELEGANT VARIATION English examples expression fact FALSE ETYMOLOGY FEMININE FORMAL WORDS FRENCH FRENCH WORDS GALLICISMS gerund gives Gram grammar Greek HUMOUR hyphen idiom idiomatic IE &c inflexions see VERBS inversion kind LATIN PLURALS less literary lled matter meaning ment metaphor mistake modern MUTE MUTE E natural ness no-one normal NOUN & VERB nounced nunciation object ordinary original participle perhaps periphrasis person phrase PLEONASM popular possible preferred preposition pron Pronounce pronunciation question quotations rare reader sense sentence singular SOBRIQUETS sometimes sound spelling spelt SPLIT INFINITIVE subjunctive substitute syllables synonyms synonymy TECHNICAL TERMS thing tion tive true usage usually variant VERB ACCENT VERBS IN IE vowel writers wrong zable